Ivica, what was it like playing with LeBron? When he arrived? Ivica Zubac: Great. I only played with him half a season. Great. Honestly, the way he treated us and me was great. First time I met him, I had just come back from those qualifiers. When I was almost waived. I went back to Los Angeles after that. You always want to be first at the gym. So I get there early. He’s already lifting. Working, pumping iron. I walk in, he sees me from the other side. He’s yelling, ‘Zuuu!’ He comes over, hugs me. “How were qualifiers?” He watched everything. That left an impression — he actually cared. It stayed that way. First two months I didn’t play. Then when I started, we played maybe five games together. Then he got hurt. Those five games with him. Amazing. You can’t imagine how easy it is. And all those stories you saw
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